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It's easy for the holidays to become the season of sneezing, congestion and other woes for people with food or other allergies and asthma,...

If you cannot find Tylenol pain reliever at your local CVS store this flu season, it might be because that store is no longer...

In efforts to vaccinate as many Israeli citizens as possible, Magen Dovid Adom and the Health Ministry are bringing mobile vaccination centers to commercial...

After opening itself to New Year’s revelers, Dubai is now being blamed by several countries for spreading the coronavirus abroad, even as questions swirl...

After surging ahead in the race to vaccinate its population against the coronavirus, Israel is blaming online misinformation for a sudden slowdown in the...

As Am Yisrael prepares to celebrate Purim in the shadow of the coronavirus, the Gedolei HaPoskim in Eretz Yisrael wrote a letter calling for...

Lockdown measures were being imposed in a northern Chinese province where coronavirus cases more than doubled in the region near Beijing that’s due to...

A brain area linked to the desire to overeat has been identified by U.S researchers, and treatments that target this region may help control...

California has recorded a half-million coronavirus cases in the last two weeks and in a month could be facing a once-unthinkable caseload of nearly...

All of Israel's COVID patients currently attached to ECMO machines are under age 60 and unvaccinated, Yediot Achranot reported. Additionally, all coronavirus patients who died...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has claimed the 10th victim in California, in what health officials are calling the worst outbreak in 60...

Not only is the cranberry one of the stars of Thanksgiving Day, but U.S. researchers say compounds in cranberries may be anti-bacterial agents. Researchers at...

This is the second article in 4-part series focusing on Depression, Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Panic...

Dr. Robert Lustig thinks America needs to go to rehab for sugar addiction. According to brain scans, sugar is as addictive as cocaine, the California-based...

Russian scientists say the country’s Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19, according to early results of an advanced study published in...

The unrelenting increase in COVID-19 infections in Spain following the holiday season is again straining hospitals, threatening the mental health of doctors and nurses...

It’s that time of the year again, the holiday season. Perhaps nothing is more challenging than getting through from Rosh Hashanah to Simchat Torah with...

As part of its efforts to encourage its residents to vaccinate, the Bnei Brak municipality last week advertised that its vaccination center will be...

Almost half of Israel's coronavirus cases originated in the educational system, according to a government report submitted to the Supreme Court on Thursday, Ynet...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first medical scan that can help diagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children by measuring brain...

The Food and Drug Administration is approving a weight loss drug from Vivus Inc. that many doctors consider the most effective therapy among a...

There's been an increase in recent days in the number of pregnant and postpartum women hospitalized in Israel after contracting the coronavirus. As of Wednesday,...

Israeli health authorities began administering coronavirus booster shots Friday to people over 60 who’ve already received both does of a vaccine, in a bid...

Many of you surely remember in the mid 1960’s how the United States and the Soviet Union were embroiled in the space race.  As...

Who is rich?  The one who is happy with his portion.  (Avos 4:1)  Is your glass half full or half empty?  In other words,...

Wednesday August 19, 2009 marked a big day in the world of vaccinations. An early morning press conference, held at Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy...

 Children with asthma who are exposed to traffic pollution are at increased risk for respiratory problems and reduced lung volumes, says a study that...

The flu isn't the only illness adults should be immunized against, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday, as a new study found current adult...

Israel, along with the rest of the world, will have to learn to live with the coronavirus for a long time, a senior Israeli...

According to Israeli Maccabi Kupat Cholim (HMO) pediatrician Dr. Shlomi Antebi, one in five Israeli children are taking Ritalin or Concerta for attention disorders...

Last installment looked at aerobic exercise as the main component of Chaim's fitness program. This time we look at the second aspect of an...

Israel's hospitals are overwhelmed with a soaring number of seriously ill coronavirus patients and hospital officials say that they are running out of ICU...

Israel has administered a 4th vaccine dose to more than 500,000 people, the Health Ministry said Friday. Israel began administering second boosters to the most...

Harmless lung cancer? A provocative study found that nearly 1 in 5 lung tumors detected on CT scans are probably so slow-growing that they...

The committee responsible for approving new pharmaceuticals to be included in the national health basket, which permits HMOs to offer the drugs, last week...